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LEATHERNECK FOOTBALL 137 Division I All-Americans • 9 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances • 12 MVFC ‘Players of the Year’ Awards • 5 MVFC Titles INFORMATION - GAME #5 DATE/TIME .... Saturday, September 27 / 6 p.m. LOCATION ........................... Carbondale, Illinois STADIUM ....................................Saluki Stadium SURFACE ............................................Field Turf LIVE STATS ......................www.SIUSalukis.com LIVE VIDEO ......................www.SIUSalukis.com LIVE AUDIO .......................www.WRMSFM.com MOBILE DEVICE .....TuneIn Radio app (WRMS) ALL-TIME SERIES ................WIU leads 34-21-4 LAST MEETING ...... SIU 34, @WIU 28 (11/2/13) RADIO (Leatherneck Sports Network) ANNOUNCERS ...Scott Kornberg, Dr. Tom Cody Western Illinois (2-2, 0-0) #16 Southern Illinois (3-1, 0-0) Beardstown: WRMS 94.3 FM (Flagship) Macomb: WJEQ 102.7 FM FIGHTING SALUKIS Galesburg: WAIK 1590 AM Quincy: WPWQ 106.7 FM LEATHERNECKS Clinton, Iowa: KCLN 1390 AM Monroe City, Missouri: KWBZ 107.5 FM TELEVISION THE GAME: Western Illinois opens Missouri Valley Football Conference play on the road NETWORK .......................WIU-TV3 (tape delay) against Southern Illinois... This opener is just the second time in the last six seasons Western ANNOUNCERS ..............Drew Hoffman, Josh Dillon opened MVFC play on the road... Both programs are coming off losses at Big Ten opponents. VIDEO SERIES: Western and Southern meet for the 60th time... WIU owns a 34-21-4 edge in the Fans can watch the game through SIUSalukis. series all-time... Western will look to end a two-game losing streak to the Salukis and in the com website as a pay-per-view. process win in Carbondale for the first time since 2000 (47-17 victory, six losses). MOBILE / TABLET DEVICES Stats available on iPhone and Android phones THE COACHES: WIU head coach Bob Nielson enters his second year with the Leather- by clicking on the stats link at SIUSalukis.com. necks. He owns a 6-10 record at Western and 176-69-1 in his 22nd year as a head coach... The game can be heard by downloading the Southern Illinois head coach Dale Lennon owns a 45-29 record in his seventh year at SIU TuneIn Radio app on iTunes and Google Play, and is 147-62 overall in his 18th year as a head coach. then searching for WRMS radio. SOCIAL MEDIA Winning percentage Number of opponents In-game tweets are available @WIUAthletics. 1.00for #W1U against FCS played while ranked Fans can use the #WIUvsSIU hashtag. competition this season 7and future opponents (2-0 vs. FCS). currently ranked in the Top 25. 2014 SCHEDULE / NOTES Date Opponent Time/Result All-Time Notes A28 VALPARAISO W 45-6 WIU leads 2-0 Valpo ends shutout late; Norvell: Career-high 320 pass yds S6 at #18 Wisconsin L 3-37 UW leads 3-0 Davis: Career-high 10 tackles; WIU 9.0 TFL to 4.0 for UW S13 DRAKE W 38-13 WIU leads 7-5 WIU: 7.0 sacks (most since 2002): Spearman: 11 tackles S20 at Northwestern L 7-24 NU leads 1-0 Lenoir: career-highs 11 rec., 115 yds; Raffelson: 10 tackles S27 • at #16/17 Southern Illinois 6:00 WIU leads 34-21-4 WIU lost a close 34-28 decision at home in 2013 O4 • NORTH DAKOTA STATE 3:00 NDSU leads 3-2 1st meeting since 2011; home team never won in series O11 • at Youngstown State 6:00 YSU leads 18-11 2nd straight year WIU travels to Youngstown O18 • ILLINOIS STATE 3:00 WIU leads 50-42-3 WIU’s longest running series all-time O25 • NORTHERN IOWA 1:00 UNI leads 29-13 Western ended the 2013 season at UNI N8 • at South Dakota 4:00 Series tied 2-2 WIU won the last 2 meetings N15 • at South Dakota State 2:00 SDSU leads 7-4 WIU looking to snap 6-game losing streak to Jackrabbits N22 • INDIANA STATE 1:00 WIU leads 22-15 WIU’s lone road win last year was 21-14 decision at ISU WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL NOTES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CAREER COACHING RECORD Western Illinois (6-10 / 2nd year) 2014: 2-2 2013: 4-8 Minnesota-Duluth (100-26 / 10 yrs) 2012: 10-2 Division II Playoffs (0-1) 2011: 11-3 Division II Playoffs (2-1) 2010: 15-0 NATIONAL CHAMPION 2009: 11-2 Division II Playoffs (1-1) 2008: 15-0 NATIONAL CHAMPION 2003: 8-3 2002: 11-1 Division II Playoffs (0-1) 2001: 9-3 2000: 7-4 1999: 3-8 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (22-11 / 3 yrs) 1998: 10-3 Division III Playoffs (2-1) December 2012-Present Head Coach, Western Illinois 1997: 7-3 • Improvement in win/loss from 2012 1996: 5-5 • Coached 6 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference players Wartburg (39-14 / 5 yrs) • 1 Academic All-American and NCAA Postgraduate Scholar (Jimmy Holtschlag) 1995: 9-1 1994: 10-2 Division III Playoffs (1-1) 1999-2012 Head Coach/Director of Athletics, Minnesota-Duluth 1993: 9-2 Division III Playoffs (0-1) • Head football coach from 1999-2003; 2008-2012 1992: 5-5 • Record at UMD: 100-26 in 10 seasons, including 11-4 record in the playoffs 1991: 6-4 • Career coaching record: 170-59-1 in 20 seasons Ripon (9-8-1 / 2 yrs) • 2008 NCAA Division II National Champion (15-0) 1990: 7-2 • 2010 NCAA Division II National Champion (15-0) 1989: 2-6-1 • Six Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships • Six NCAA Division II Playoff appearances, streak of 5 straight at end of tenure Career Totals: 176-69-1 22 • 2010 Division II National Coach of the Year • 2008 Division II National Coach of the Year Career NCAA Playoffs Record: 14-7 • Coached Isaac Odim, Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Player of the Year • Over past five seasons program has produced two Harlon Hill finalists (Division II National Player of the Year), four Academic All-Americans, two NCAA Postgraduate COACHES AND STAFF Scholars, more than 12 All-Americans, and five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer- STEVE CRUTCHLEY ....Assistant Head Coach (RB) ence ‘Player of the Year’ awards. @CoachCrutchley ................................... On Field 1996-1998 Head Coach, Wisconsin-Eau Claire A.J. BLAZEK .......... Run Game Coordinator (OL) • Record in three years: 22-11 @CoachBlaz ........................................... On Field • Produced six All-Americans, 22 All-Conference picks, and 50 Academic All-Confer- ence honorees TED SCHLAFKE .....Passing Game Coordinator (QB) • 1998 NCAA Division III Coach of the Year @CoachSchlafke ....................................Pressbox • Team won 1998 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title (first in 15 years) BRIAN WARD ...................Defensive Coordinator • NCAA Division III Playoff appearance in 1998 @BWardDCoord .....................................Pressbox 1991-1995 Head Coach/Director of Athletics, Wartburg College TYLER YELK .... Special Teams Coordinator (DB) • Record in five years: 39-14 @TylerYelk .............................................. On Field • Program made consecutive NCAA Division III Playoff appearances (1993, 1994) • 1993 Iowa Intercollegiate Conference Coach of the Year award BRIAN MOHNSEN ........................Defensive Line • 1993 team won the Iowa Intercollegiate Conference title @CoachMooseWIU ................................. On Field • Program produced nine All-Americans, 34 All-Conference picks, four Academic All- ATIBA BRADLEY .............................. Linebackers Americans, and two NCAA Postgraduate Scholars @CoachBradleyWIU ............................... On Field 1989-1990 Head Coach, Ripon College MARK WATSON ..........................Wide Receivers • Record in two years: 9-8-1 @CoachMarkWatson .............................Pressbox • 1990 team went 7-2, first winning season in eight years ANDREW PREVOST ...........................Tight Ends EDUCATION @CoachPrevost .....................................Pressbox 1982 - Bachelors Degree from Wartburg College (graduated with 4.0 GPA) JASON ENOS ................Defensive Line Assistant 1988 - Masters Degree from University of Northern Iowa .........................................................Pressbox DAVID MILKE ..................... Director of Operation 2 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL NOTES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WESTERN ...............STATS ..........................SIU SCOUTING THE SALUKIS: Southern Illinois 2-2 .................... Overall Record .....................3-1 enters the game nationally-ranked at 3-1, 23.2.................. Scoring Average ..................36.5 with the only defeat at Purdue... Southern 82.........................First Downs ........................88 ranks fourth nationally averaging 58 percent 388.5...................Total Offense ..................430.0 157.2..................Rushing Yards .................188.0 success on third down... The team is 19th in 231.2..................Passing Yards .................242.0 passing completion percentage (.646), 20th 16.7................... Kickoff Returns ...................23.1 in first downs (88), sixth in fumble recoveries 12.5.....................Punt Returns ....................18.3 (6) and fifth in punt return defense (0.0 33.8......................Net Punting .....................34.2 ypr)... SIU also ranks sixth in the country 27:02..............Time of Possession .............30:48 averaging a MVFC-leading 3.75 sacks 17/49 (35%) .... 3rd Down Conversions ....29/50 (48%) per game... Malcolm Agnew is 19th in the 4/9 (44%) ..... 4th Down Conversion ..... 1/3 (33%) country but only third in the league rushing -4 ..................... Turnover Margin .....................+1 20.0....................Points Allowed ...................19.8 for 161.3 yards per game. His 12.0 point per 331.8..............Total Yards Allowed .............332.5 game average leads the league and ranks 124.0...........Rushing Yards Allowed...........134.0 third nationally... Mark Iannotti